steakmusic
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Hey people,
I've been plugging my ESP EC-1000 deluxe directly into my Firewire 410 and recording into Pro Tools with Amplitube 3. Amp3 is awesome, but my raw, unprocessed guitar tones are pretty anemic and unsatisfactory.
My guitar input level is peaking in PT at about -10 dBfs, but I'm getting quite a bit of noise and hiss (because of the FW410's not-so-good preamps, I believe, and I know that the FW410 doesn't have the greatest A/D converter). I'm going to upgrade to an Apogee duet for my interface, but I'm wondering if I should get a DI box as well?
From what I've been reading, most audio interfaces don't come with high impedance inputs, which means there's an impedance mismatch from guitar to interface. Do DI boxes do a significant job in creating a richer, fuller tone by changing the impedance level of the guitar signal before hitting the interface? And if so, any suggestions for quality DI boxes for passive electric guitars in the under $300 range?
Sorry, I know this is probably really self-evident to everyone here, but I don't know sh!t about DI boxes, and hey, it's the n00b forum. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
I've been plugging my ESP EC-1000 deluxe directly into my Firewire 410 and recording into Pro Tools with Amplitube 3. Amp3 is awesome, but my raw, unprocessed guitar tones are pretty anemic and unsatisfactory.
My guitar input level is peaking in PT at about -10 dBfs, but I'm getting quite a bit of noise and hiss (because of the FW410's not-so-good preamps, I believe, and I know that the FW410 doesn't have the greatest A/D converter). I'm going to upgrade to an Apogee duet for my interface, but I'm wondering if I should get a DI box as well?
From what I've been reading, most audio interfaces don't come with high impedance inputs, which means there's an impedance mismatch from guitar to interface. Do DI boxes do a significant job in creating a richer, fuller tone by changing the impedance level of the guitar signal before hitting the interface? And if so, any suggestions for quality DI boxes for passive electric guitars in the under $300 range?
Sorry, I know this is probably really self-evident to everyone here, but I don't know sh!t about DI boxes, and hey, it's the n00b forum. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!